Liverpool will qualify comfortably for next season’s Champions League, according to statistical analysis from the Trinity Mirror data unit.

The number crunchers say the Reds are projected to finish the current Premier League season in third place. Chelsea will take the title, finishing seven points clear of Manchester City and 10 clear of Liverpool.

Brendan Rodgers’ men will end up three points ahead of fourth-placed Arsenal and a distant nine clear of Tottenham.

The Reds’ Mersey neighbours Everton are set to pip Manchester United to sixth spot, while Fulham, Cardiff City and West Bromwich Albion are set for the drop.

Sunderland manage to survive with a paltry 35 points.

The projected table analyses who each team has left to play in the league, and then compares that to how they have previously performed against teams of that calibre this season.

By breaking the league down into bands (top 4 team = band 5, team in next 4 = band 4, etc), the analysts were able to see how many points, on average, each team gets against teams from each band. This was then cross referenced against their upcoming fixtures, enabling the data unit to project how many points they will have received come the end of the season.